Although a sweeping change probably won't occur in California, some think there are areas that can also use improvement.

People have the constitutional right to bear arms, said Oroville Police Chief Bill LaGrone, and there should be a focus on training people how to use and store weapons properly.

More often than not, when firearms are used in crimes they are used by someone who is a criminal to begin with, he said, and it's not going to matter what legislation is passed.

The FBI's database of who can't purchase guns might warrant another look, Ramsey said. Some individuals who have a mental illness cannot buy a gun; however, there are people who are not added because they are taken to emergency rooms and later released.

If they are prescribed heavy psychosomatic drugs, the doctors and pharmacist should be able to index it.

Still, no matter what gun legislation gets passed, it will not have a major impact in California, he said.

The whole point is to keep guns out of criminals' hands, O'Brien said. There will be no change there.

Staff writer Almendra Carpizo can be reached at 896-7760, acarpizo@chicoer.com, or on Twitter @almendracarpizo.